Get a user's timezone in Python + Pylons

Question

Is there a way to get the timezone of the connecting user using Pylons, and to adjust the content before rendering accordingly? Or can this only be done by JS?

Thanks.

Answer 1

You can't get the client's timezone using server-side code, you can, however:

1. use Javascript: Date.getTimezoneOffset();
2. use geolocation to determine where the user is located and deduce the timezone from the location